Stamp: Pope John XVIII (Bhutan 1972)
Pope John XVIII (Bhutan 1972)
17 April (Bhutan ) within release Famous Men goes into circulation Stamp Pope John XVIII face value 6 Bhutanese ngultrum
| Stamp Pope John XVIII in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:BT 505 |
| Stamp Number: | Sn:BT 145D |
Stamp is square format.
Self adhesiveAlso in the issue Famous Men:
- Stamp - Gandhi face value 15;
- Stamp - Churchill face value 55;
- Stamp - De Gaulle face value 2;
- Stamp - Pope John XVIII face value 6;
- Stamp - Eisenhower face value 8;
- Souvenir Sheet - Famous Men face value 16.80;
Stamp Pope John XVIII it reflects the thematic directions:
The pope (Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized: páppas, lit. 'father') is the bishop of Rome and the visible head[a] of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the eighth century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of state of the Papal States, and since 1929 of the much smaller Vatican City state.From a Catholic viewpoint, the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gave Peter the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built. The reigning pope is Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013.
